Open Water Diver Course

Get Certified

If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. Get your scuba diving certification with the SSI Open Water Diver course – the world’s most popular and widely recognized scuba course. Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course.

To enroll in a SSI Open Water Diver course or Junior Open Water Diver course, you must be 10 years old or older. You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with scuba diving is required.

The Indy Dive Center is notified that you have completed your SSI Online Registration and purchased your Scuba Diving Course. We'll then activate the course, making it available to proceed with the academic portion of your training. Your instructor will contact you to answer any questions you might have and to get you on your way to completing the SSI dive course.

Please feel free to contact your instructor with any questions as you work through your course. We are here to help and enjoy sharing the journey as you enter into the scuba diving community. Take a quick look at the Digital Revolution of SSI's Digital Learning.

Please allow 24hrs to activate your Scuba Diving Course.

Certification Process

Academics

SSI Online Training program is designed so that you can learn the academics at your own pace when it is convenient for you. You can complete the academics online in the comfort of your home.

Equipment

In the SSI Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear, including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, buoyancy control device and a tank. The equipment you wear varies, depending upon whether you’re diving in tropical, temperate or cold water.

NO HIDDEN FEES. The Indy Dive Center will provide all the basic scuba gear you’ll use including a Mask, Snorkel, Fins, Regulator, Buoyancy Control Device, Dive Gauges and Scuba Tank. Also included is the Indy Dive Center resort fee.

What you do need to pay. France Park entry fee of $3.00.

Confined Water Training

When you're fitted with your scuba equipment you can begin your confined water training. Your instructor will put into practice the techniques you learned in the academics program. Your training dives will be logged and approved by your instructor before you move on to open water.

Open Water Training

Get ready to experience everything you've learned with the freedom of open water. As soon as your open water training dives are approved by your instructor you will be a certified diver. SSI Open Water Diver certification is recognized worldwide so your diving experiences will be limitless.